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Two people, including an 11-year-old boy, have died and a third is in hospital after a fiery car crash in Victoria’s north.

Police say the car veered off the Murray Valley Highway and hit a tree near Mount Terrick Road in Echuca on Sunday afternoon.

The vehicle then burst into flames.

There were three people travelling in the car.

A 26-year-old woman from Moama died at the scene.

The boy was treated at the scene but died from his injuries.

A police car is parked on a bend in the road beside an 80 kilometre an hour sign with detectives in the far background.
The driver of the car is assisting police with the investigation.

The driver, a 23-year-old man from Echuca, is in hospital in a stable condition.

The exact circumstances surrounding the crash are still being investigated by the Major Collision Investigation Unit.

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